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New photos added,
2033 species photographed

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New Species

The following species have recently been added to our NZ fauna.

Leptochitonidae

Muricidae

Costellariidae

Name Changes

The following species have recently had name changes.

Solariellidae

Bathymophila wanganellica (B.A. Marshall, 1999) - was Archiminolia
Elaphriella diplax (B.A. Marshall, 1999) - was Archiminolia
Elaphriella meridiana (Dell, 1953) - was Archiminolia

Epitoniidae

Recluzia lutea (Bennett, 1840) - was rollandiana

Cypraeidae

Naria cernica (G.B. Sowerby II, 1870) - was Erosaria

Bursidae

Annaperenna verrucosa (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825) - was Bursa

Austrosiphonidae

Antarctoneptunea benthicola Dell, 1956 - was Penion

Cominellidae

Pareuthria fuscata (Bruguière, 1789) - was campbelli

Eosiphonidae

Calagrassor aldermenensis (Powell, 1971) - was Buccinidae

Fasciolariidae

Cyrtulus genticus (Iredale, 1936) - was Fusinus

Muricidae

Pascula palmeri (Powell, 1967) - was Morula
Lamellitrophon huttonii (Murdoch, 1900) - was Xymene
Lamellitrophon traversi (Hutton, 1873) - was Axymene
Terefundus coronatus (Dell, 1956) - was Comptella
Ingensiella anomala (Dell, 1956) - was Terefundus

Haminoeidae

Papawera zelandiae (Gray, 1843) - was Haminoea

Ostreidae

Magallana gigas (Thunberg, 1793) - was Crassostrea

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